Shoofly Pie III

This simple pie's molasses filling is stirred up, combined with a brown sugar crumble, and poured into a prepared crust. Then a bit more crumble is sprinkled on the top. Serve it with whipped cream or ice cream.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 298 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ⅔ cup packed brown sugar
• 5 tablespoons butter
• ⅔ cup hot water
• 1 prepared 8 inch pie crust
• 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
• 5 tablespoons molasses

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

In a medium bowl, mix together flour, 2/3 cup brown sugar, and salt. Cut in butter or margarine until mixture resembles rice. Reserve 3 tablespoons of mixture for sprinkling top of pie.

Step 3

In a separate bowl, mix together hot water, molasses, dark brown sugar, and baking soda. Stir molasses mixture into remaining crumb mixture. Pour into pastry shell. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, until top springs back when pressed. Cool on a wire rack.